Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder and director of Art d’Egypte, had good intentions when she launched an itinerant art exhibition of public art commissions in downtown Cairo in 2017. Calling the show “a ...

From the collection of the Met, an Egyptian artist’s sketch of a sparrow circa 1479–1458 BCE. Much of the art that filters ...

Ari Targownik often starts painting without a base sketch.

The seventh edition of Art Cairo Fair, launched on 23 January at the Grand Egyptian Museum under the theme “Arab. Art. Here,” ...

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.

This piece has intrigued me from the beginning. It was recorded as coming from the village of Deir el-Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, southern Egypt, whereas its style tells me it comes ...

People visit the Art Cairo at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 26, 2026. The 7th edition of Art Cairo was held ...

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is passionate about fusing fashion, art, Egyptian culture- and presenting it to Egyptians and the world. Egypt’s seven-thousand-year history brings the northeastern African nation ...

One of the most important artifacts from the early history of Egypt, a remarkable, 2-foot tall limestone statue of a king who reunified the country nearly 5,000 years ago, will be on exhibition at the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A mongoose on a leash, a colorful pelican and various bats are just a few of the rare animal ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Some sketches reflect the pain and isolation of prison life, others show inmates lying on the floor, reading or cooking. Together, the dozens of pictures drawn by ex-convict Yassin ...

Cairo — As I write this story, I am in my room overlooking the main square of Cairo, ironically called Tahrir Square, which means Liberty in Arabic. The square is buzzing with what news agencies ...